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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries土砂降り
Pronunciation / Transliteration: doshaburi
"突然の土砂降りのせいで濡れてしまった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that pelts, beats, or hurls things repeatedly.
"The sudden hailstorm proved to be a severe pelter against the fragile greenhouse glass." - 2
A heavy rainstorm or downpour.
"We had to wait under the awning until the morning pelter subsided."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'pelten' (to strike, beat, or pelt), which likely originated as an onomatopoeic creation or a shortening of the older Middle English 'compelten'. Historically, it has been used to describe someone or something that pelts or hurls missiles, or alternatively, a dealer in pelts and hides through an alteration of 'peltier'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pelter" is said worldwide
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averse
Transliteration: averse
"Cette averse soudaine nous a complètement trempés."
Platzregen
Transliteration: Platzregen
"Wir wurden von einem heftigen Platzregen überrascht."
acquazzone
Transliteration: acquazzone
"Un improvviso acquazzone ha rovinato la nostra gita."
aguacero
Transliteration: aguacero
"El fuerte aguacero inundó las calles principales."
aguaceiro
Transliteration: aguaceiro
"Fomos apanhados por um forte aguaceiro na rua."
मुसलाधार बारिश
Transliteration: musaladhar barish
"अचानक आई मुसलाधार बारिश ने सबको भिगो दिया।"
倾盆大雨
Transliteration: qīng pén dà yǔ
"一场倾盆大雨打乱了我们的计划。"
폭우
Transliteration: pogwu
"갑작스러운 폭우로 인해 길이 잠겼습니다."
土砂降り
Transliteration: doshaburi
"突然の土砂降りのせいで濡れてしまった。"
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